Hon. Kim Cooks

12/20/2018
 255th District Court, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
 CJC Nos. 18-0819 and 18-0877

Public Warning and Order of Additional Education

Private Reprimand and Order of Additional Education of a Municipal Court Judge (12/14/18)

12/14/2018
 
 

The judge failed to follow the law, exhibited incompetence in the law, and lent the prestige of judicial office to advance the private interests of another, when she contacted a local police depart...

Hon. Eleazar Cano

12/13/2018
 Brewster County Judge, Alpine, Brewster County, Texas
 CJC No. 18-0992

Public Warning

Private Warning of a District Court Judge (12/13/18)

12/13/2018
 
 

The judge’s statements that Black people “belong” in the back of the room manifested bias or prejudice against African-Americans and cast public discredit upon the judiciary and the administration ...

Private Admonition of a District Court Judge (12/6/18)

12/06/2018
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law and denied parties their right to be heard according to law through his practice of barring entry and egress into the courtroom during docket calls. [Violat...

Hon. Ben E. Brady

11/14/2018
 Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 1, Maxwell, Caldwell County, Texas
 CJC No. 17-1524

Public Reprimand and Order of Additional Education

Private Admonition of a District Court Judge (10/18/18)

10/18/2018
 
 

The judge cast reasonable doubt on his capacity to act impartially as a judge, when he made a post on a company’s Facebook page that stated, “Hope you burn in hell.” [Violation of Canon 4A(1) of t...

Hon. James Oren Metts, Sr.

10/03/2018
 Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 1, New Caney, Montgomery County, Texas
 CJC No. 17-1329

Public Admonition